Browsing by Subject "Wind power"
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A comparison of different installation methods of monopiles for wind power plants and their influence on the bearing behaviour
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria del Terreny, Cartogràfica i Geofísica, 2015-06-02)
Conference report
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A fault detection method for pitch actuators faults in wind turbines
(2015)
Conference report
Open AccessThe paper presents a model-based fault detection method for pitch actuators faults using the normalized gradient method to estimate the parameters of the pitch actuator. One major difficulty is that the input signal to the ... -
A multi-objective predictive control strategy for enhancing primary frequency support with wind farms
(2018)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyNowadays, wind power plants (WPPs) should be able to dynamically change their power output to meet the power demanded by the transmission system operators. When the wind power generation exceeds the power demand, the WPP ... -
A robust predictive current controller for healthy and open-circuit faulty conditions of five-phase BLDC drives applicable for wind generators and electric vehicles
(Elsevier, 2015-03-01)
Article
Open AccessFault tolerant control of five-phase brushless direct current (BLDC) machines is gaining more importance in high-safety applications such as offshore wind generators and automotive industries. In many applications, traditional ... -
A simplified model for wind turbine based on doubly fed induction generator
(2011)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyImproving the Fault Ride Through capability (FRT) of Doubly Fed Induction Generators (DFIG) in wind power applications is a very important challenge for wind power industry. The mathematical models of such generators ... -
A unified formulation for the computation of the six-degrees-of-freedom-motion-induced errors in floating Doppler wind LiDARs
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-03-07)
Article
Open AccessThis work presents an analytical formulation to assess the six-degrees-of-freedom-motion-induced error in floating Doppler wind LiDARs (FDWLs). The error products derive from the horizontal wind speed bias and apparent ... -
Active current control in wind power plants during grid faults
(2010-11)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyModern wind power plants are required and designed to ride through faults in electrical networks, subject to fault clearing. Wind turbine fault current contribution is required from most countries with a high amount of ... -
Adecuación de las infraestructuras críticas del sector de la energía, según la legislación vigente
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Universitat de Barcelona, 2016-06-08)
Master thesis
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Admittance study of grid-connected VSCs for harmonic oscillatory instabilities
(2019-09-17)
Article
Open AccessVoltage source converters (VSCs) can reduce damping of grid-connected VSC systems at harmonic resonances, leading to system instability. The conductance of the VSC admittance can be shaped selecting appropriate VSC parameter ... -
Advanced methodology for wind resource assessment near hydroelectric dams in complex mountainous areas
(2019-11-05)
Article
Open AccessTo increase renewable energy generation in some hydroelectric dams, a solution consisting in installing wind turbines close to dams is proposed. Indeed, dam surroundings are prone to benefit from wind speed-up effect, extra ... -
Aerogeneradors marins: una energia neta, renovable i sostenible
(Escola Politècnica Superior d’Enginyeria de Manresa, 2010-12-02)
Conference lecture
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Alternatives per a la descarbonització de Menorca amb energia eòlica
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-10-07)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessMenorca, tot i que va ser declarada Reserva de la Biosfera per la UNESCO, depèn majoritàriament de fonts d’energia no renovables que provenen de fora de l’illa. Per aquest motiu, les autoritats locals, autonòmiques i ... -
An alternative method for ocean wave energy conversion including wind energy
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-08)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn este trabajo se propone un diseño ad hoc para un sistema de acoplamiento directo entre las olas del océano y la energía eólica. Mientras que actualmente se entiende la hibridación de la energía eólica marina y de las ... -
An alternative organic growth through acquisitions investigation on wind energy
(Elsevier, 2017-06-01)
Article
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Analysis of reactive power strategies in HVDC-connected wind power plant clusters
(2017-12)
Article
Open Access© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Offshore wind power plants (WPPs) built near each other but far from shore usually connect to the main grid by a common high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission system. In the resulting decoupled ... -
Analytical-model compensation of the motion-induced turbulence in floating Doppler-wind Lidar measurements
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)
Conference report
Open AccessThis work presents a novel method to statistically compensate for the apparent motion-induced turbulence in floating Doppler-Wind LiDAR measurements. The method relies on the analytical model [1], recently published by the ... -
Anàlisi experimental del comportament del sistema d'amarratge de plataformes flotants per a aerogeneradors
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06-20)
Minor thesis
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Anàlisi i predisseny d'una plataforma flotant Windcrete per a un aerogenerador de 15MW
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-05)
Master thesis
Open AccessLa falta de espacio en algunos países, el impacto ambiental que provocan los parques eólicos convencionales, sumados al incremento de los niveles de contaminación mundial provocaron la aparición de las turbinas eólicas ... -
Anàlisi, disseny i construcció d'una turbina eòlica d'eix vertical en una zona rural
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-06)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionActualment, el consum d’energia elèctrica augmenta diàriament i provoca que cada vegada s’hagi de generar més energia. Com que les fonts de recursos com el petroli, carbó, gas natural... s’esgotaran, entren en joc noves ... -
Análisis comparativo de resultados entre WAsP, OpenWind y WindSim
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-01-08)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionPer determinar la situació optima de aerogeneradors és necessari fer una estimació fiable del recurs eòlic de la zona. En aquest estudi es presenta la comparació de resultats entre WAsP, OpenWind y WindSim per a la avaluació ...
